Pelete Bite Textile | Yale University Art Gallery

ca. 1980–89

Medium: Plain weave cotton with cut work
Dimensions: 70 × 34 in. (177.8 × 86.36 cm)
Credit Line: Gift of Joanne B. Eicher
Accession Number: 2017.22.3
Geography: Nigeria
Culture: Ijo
Period: 20th century
Classification: Textiles
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Provenance

Purchased in Nigeria by Joanne Eicher, St. Paul, Minn., by 2017 [see note 1]; given to the Yale University Art Gallery, 2017

Note 1: A sociologist, anthropologist, and international authority in the field of African textiles and the sociocultural aspects of dress, Pelete Bite Textile was purchased by Dr. Joanne Eicher when she was doing field-work in Nigeria, either from local dealers or directly from the weavers. (see accession file)

Bibliography

"Acquisitions July 1, 2016–June 30, 2017," Yale University Art Gallery Bulletin (December 1, 2017), 6

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Additional information

Object/Work type

textile materials

Subject

geometric motifs

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